Political Participation Index in Uruguay

Uruguay: Political Participation Index was 9.75 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
9.75
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
4th
of 128 countries
All-time high
10
in 2005
All-time low
9.75
in 2025
Years of data
11
2005–2025

Political Participation Index in Uruguay, 2005–2025

02468102005201520252005: 102007: 102009: 102011: 102013: 102015: 102017: 102019: 102021: 102023: 102025: 9.8

Source: Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 9.75 for political participation index in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, political participation index in Uruguay peaked at 10 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9.75, in 2025.

Uruguay ranks 4th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Political Participation Index in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Political Participation Index in Uruguay, 2005 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2005 10
2007 10 +0.0%
2009 10 +0.0%
2011 10 +0.0%
2013 10 +0.0%
2015 10 +0.0%
2017 10 +0.0%
2019 10 +0.0%
2021 10 +0.0%
2023 10 +0.0%
2025 9.75 -2.5%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 9.75 is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 9.75 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 7, 1.4× the median. (21 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10 10 10 3
2010s 10 10 10 5
2020s 9.92 9.75 10 3

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 1 Chile 10 compare
  2. 1 Estonia 10 compare
  3. 1 Lithuania 10 compare
  4. 4 Costa Rica 9.75 compare
  5. 4 Latvia 9.75 compare
  6. 4 Taiwan 9.75 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is political participation index in Uruguay?
Political participation index in Uruguay was 9.75 in 2025, according to Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest political participation index recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 10 in 2005.
What is the lowest political participation index recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 9.75 in 2025.
How does Uruguay rank for political participation index?
Uruguay ranks 4th out of 128 countries with data for 2025.
Is political participation index rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uruguay data come from?
The figures come from Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Political Participation Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Political Participation Index
Source
Bertelsmann Transformation Index (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
128 places, 1,394 data points, 2005–2025
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Indicates the extent to which elections are free and fair, democratically elected leaders have the effective power to govern, and citizen have the freedoms of association and expression.